And if I am offered (ε κα σπενδομα). Though I am poured out as a libation. Old word. In N.T. only here and [Reference 2 Timothy 4:…

Yea, and if I be offered. The marginal reading is poured forth. The mention of his labours in their behalf, in the previous verse…

If I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith.—The striking metaphor of the original is here imperfectly represente…

Yea, and if He offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

If he might be poured out as …

The prospect of standing before Christ reminds Paul that it might be soon. By the vivid metaphor of a “drink offering,” he explains that even thoug…

If I should be offered. The Greek word is σπένδομαι, and accordingly there appears to be an allusion to those animals, by the slaughter of…

Yea, and if I be offered
Or "poured out", as the drink offerings of wine or oil were; meaning the effusion of his bl…

We must be diligent in using all the means that lead to our salvation, persevering in this to the end. We must exercise great care, so that, with a…

Previously, the Apostle exhorted them to do works leading to salvation; here he teaches them how. First, he teaches them the way to perform these w…